ALPINE-CVE-2020-25684
A flaw was found in dnsmasq before version 2.83. When getting a reply from a forwarded query, dnsmasq checks in the forward.c:reply_query() if the reply destination address/port is used by the pending forwarded queries. However, it does not use the address/port to retrieve the exact forwarded query, substantially reducing the number of attempts an attacker on the network would have to perform to forge a reply and get it accepted by dnsmasq. This issue contrasts with RFC5452, which specifies a query's attributes that all must be used to match a reply. This flaw allows an attacker to perform a DNS Cache Poisoning attack. If chained with CVE-2020-25685 or CVE-2020-25686, the attack complexity of a successful attack is reduced. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to data integrity.
Risk Scores
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.10 | dnsmasq | 2.67-r0, 2.68-r0, 2.69-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.11 | dnsmasq | 2.80-r1, 2.80-r5, 2.80-r4 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | dnsmasq | 0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | dnsmasq | 0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | dnsmasq | 0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | dnsmasq | 0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | dnsmasq | 0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | dnsmasq | 0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | dnsmasq | 0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.12 | dnsmasq | 2.61-r0, 2.62-r0, 2.63-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | dnsmasq | 2.76-r0, 2.64-r0, 2.66-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | dnsmasq | 0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | dnsmasq | 0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.13 | dnsmasq | 2.59-r1, 2.59-r0, 2.58-r0 |
Timeline
- Jan 20, 2021 CVE Published
- Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch